Rankings

•The College of Saint Rose has jumped to its highest ranking ever in the 2014 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s annual guide to colleges and universities. It ranked Saint Rose #37 out of 182 colleges and universities in the “Best Regional Universities – North” category of institutions that offer a full range of undergraduate and master’s level programs. The rank is up five notches from last year’s #42 and up 38 places from its ranking of #75 six years ago.

•On September 9, Billboard Magazine named The College of Saint Rose as one of 35 schools and universities with the top music business programs in North America. In its 2013 music business school guide, “Rock Enroll,” Billboard cites Saint Rose for its performance- and recording-based program that combines development of students’ technical, artistic and promotional skills with real-world artist management and production experience

•The 2014 September G.I. Jobs magazine named Saint Rose a “military-friendly school,” listing the College as one of the top 200 colleges serving military personnel for the second consecutive year.

•The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Saint Rose among the “Great Colleges to Work for” for six straight years and has been included on the very selective Honor Roll for five years.

•On August 8, 2013, The College of Saint Rose has earned a top grade from the U.S. Department of Education for its financial health and fiscal management. The Education Department reviews colleges’ financial statements every year and assigns each school a score from negative 1.0 to positive 3.0 reflecting the institution’s overall financial health. Saint Rose has received a score of 3.0, the highest possible, following a review of the College’s financial statements for fiscal year 2011.

•On August 1, 2013, The College of Saint Rose has been identified as one of New York’s top colleges for offering the greatest lifetime return on investment. AC Online has ranked Saint Rose among the New York colleges and universities whose graduates enjoy the largest earnings gap between non-degree holders over 30 years and earn more on average than graduates from other New York schools. AC Online places Saint Rose among the top 84 New York colleges, with an ROI of $169,400.

•The Times Union, one of the state’s largest-circulation daily newspapers, named Saint Rose the “No. 3 Large Employer” in the Capital Region. In its second annual “Top Workplaces” survey published April 21, 2013. The Times Union recognized Saint Rose for providing an outstanding work environment for its employees, leading employees to comment that “creativity is encouraged and appreciated” and that their employer values them “across the board.”